New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-19
OPPOSING A BROADWAY ROAD
PROTESTS FROM PRoPERTY.owNERs.
CHAr THEY THINK THE EFFECT OF AN ELEVATED
STRUCTURE WOULD BE-


STRUCTURE WOULD BE.
The owners of property on Broadway were acuVeiy
At work yesterday taxing measures to dciea' inc
scheme before the Legislature TO authorize she
ton of an elevated road on that street ocoiso -.
Dewitt jr, ex-Judge Horace RUSSELL feruin'n -
and some others went to Albany as the au'ho,A
representatives of the OF several huhareu
million dollars worth Of Broadway property, al Vi
whom united in sending protests against any eio>"'O
road on broadway o. d. Potter, who hau pceh iop-
resented as favoring the scheme sent ~Hgfa'" "
each member of the Senate Committce on hairoso'
protesting against the proposed road.
Robert. Goelet has probably dono more than any
body else TO arouse the property lie sara tiaU
in rea1hg the newspapers last Week he sa" IL s'"'
that II the Broadway property dd not "'iiu Oh
ele,a ell road Broadway they had better lose ho '
In giving expression to their views at Albany W
that time he had not thought 1t possible that the Leg
fslature would sanction this preposterous sehee puV
ne set 10 WORK at TO stir up the Ifopci'!
Mr. Goelct had George g. Dewitt. Jr go W -Ai.
inquire into the matter. Mr. De"nt rcpo.'u 80, .nas
from the confident way In which Cohtra''oi ' .
O,prien and W. L. Muller, the political mouthpioce
M Governor HILL were talking, and from other ihnic
tions he was satisfied that the danger was fai no
Got the Senate Railroad Committee to DEFER acoh unl
last night and In meantime Mr. Goeiet got ehoosn
az the property-owners to realize the danger SO tn'
prctty full and unanimous expression Oh opinion was
Obtained AGAINST the scheme. Mr. Goelet SAID yestcr
day that he knew Of no propery-owher VINO oo ho'
Oppose this monstrous proposition.
Before going to Albany with his bundle Oh protests
Mr.. Dewitt said: 81 told the Senate committee ou
Railroads that If they would give me until Monuay
night would get 95 Der OF the Broadway properly
owners 20 protest against this proposition 10 rum
% the eSre city Although only had two days to
worA In will be able tonight to redeem my IcS nj
The on the street, they are scat
tered ali the o But We sot the and have re-
ceived numerous letters and telegrams rom o,ne On
haCs yet TO %hS sanH S this
curants of buildings on the street nave Dee. dui
senasa a. Some few corporations did not
sign the protest because the officers though "I
ton Of the Board Of Directors But In every o,aer
the and for taat ma "pnoruny to- add
their signatures to the protest Here Is letter from
the EGuas ss e IN prues az SSay and that
they win fight the PROPOSITION at an ues mes d nrIar
xstors. exsJudse Hilton, Cornelius and ". X Nanler-
bit the Catherine Wolfe estate ohon Company
and the large property on the tset o naNe
united in active opposition 70 1ne fhe
were Indifferent false. They were app alenty IN
&C ,ns s saa such an
Now that they realize the daneer they VIII sho" 'i"'
Ferdinand Fish, who is the agent for eighteen
pieces Of properly on BrGadSay With 1T lrSHag sS o.
wishes and they all urged edate and Vorq pSe
rent on this property an elevated road is CONSTRUCTED
ON yeap such road would be Objectionable in all
ways and would be blot upon the city" 90
al. s and nI ss 0 BSoadWy saiG Il have
the protest against the road and have yer 70 ea arm
onposed to an elevated road there 1t would stop the
costly improvements thai have been gong oh i0f
Levi p. Morton. who owns Nos 032 934. o36 and
eas Broadw ay, said: at would be great shame TO
have elevated road on Broadway. IL would DC
detrment to property there and woni dssae s te
city So far as r hpw no & tine scheme gets
the support it appears to have at Albany"
Of Trinity Church said that an elevated road broad
way would destroy the street and to large extent rum
Etjon should meet with encouragement at Albany.
President Coe, Of the American ExchanSe B "a
said that the because they did not
imagine that was serious AZ Zoe eeSaa fo od On
worst thing that could happen to the owners Of
that ths Ioards lad signed the protest and That
they all opposed to an elevaed road on Broa6May
The following the last protest sent TO Albany
last nirht the signers represent the ownership Of
afty pieces Of property fronting on Roadway;
% as
oppose to the building and operating Oh any ee'A'ed
%
d csaTS %Sis Di David
Among He other protests Albany yesterday the
We the undersigned owners Of properly On are
sass So and SCI N1saa ysSsss
srsassay 70 estate q and
s4s.i%sy ssS
ssss d aG sSa
;ssss:, sSansl 8,
N6 3 ans as7Ai SS s Charles
corner Of Fifty ~ 4 and srSad yo
81 snphen * lots northwest corner and Forty
Sas a W hrs s.5Ss ans
lots Leonard and nrOadTay ssUrgs, tT"s
rSaaSy oasTo,to GOS4dsgs
fssi 70 ses so.dwsy. W.Jaay. No 81 Broadway
Anu, 6 S Nss SS nS 81
s.oYa & 81 Mss e Ed ShG ~
Broadway smsn. Hsnss s so COMPANY NS 2s
aSs%. So US Sias%Ssy %ss;SsS
S StSso $40 and s4 Broadway = WSshsu.e
H. smn %' So s ss
70 ice r. M BARCLAY clay Nos Nos
BTGaaSsy Estate Of lanes ,s S1Csy No
P M NS 81 81 Az rfa sSf
No attempt made to get the views Of occupants
whom attempt made 1t succeeded. as will be seen
~ uhe following protest
We the occupants premises Broadway
opposed to elevated road OH Broadway as
S ssn srSss s sS Broadway
rCsdTsy Kuhn No ssi c srU "a s g.
way Charles A bean SO ss4 B9adxay; ~, Bedell
way; George A Castor a Co, No 869 Broadwsyi Aiken
Son Co. No s73 Broadway Harris Bros No 81 Broad
aeid and 9os Broadway Allison Bouquet 10 Big
Broadway; Henry Butler. No. BIB broadway; Wakefield
Rattan Company Nos sg4 and s2s sroadway Isaac
Mo-. 405 and o2S Broadway; James b. Shepherd. NO
927 Broadway; Mrs Lynch. No s25 Broadway william
Broadway: c. F. - No boz Broadway; G. H. Flagg
No 0O5 broadway, Abm. Bosthoa Son. No. 003 Broad
Brothers Nos 932 TO $50 Broadway; Park
y1iiord Nos OH and 9l9 broadway.
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